(1652 - 1715)

Quotations

  • ''The heavenly Babe you there shall find
    To human view displayed,
    All meanly wrapped in swaddling bands
    And in a manger laid.''
    Nahum Tate (1652-1715), Irish poet, dramatist. While Shepherds Watched (l. 13-16). . . New Oxford Book of Christian Verse, The. Donald Davie, ed. (1981) Oxford University Press.
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  • ''While shepherds watched their flocks by night,
    All seated on the ground,
    The angel of the Lord came down,
    And glory shone around.''
    Nahum Tate (1652-1715), Irish poet, dramatist. While Shepherds Watched (l. 1-4). . . New Oxford Book of Christian Verse, The. Donald Davie, ed. (1981) Oxford University Press.
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Whilst Shepherds Watch'd

Whilst Shepherds watch'd their flocks by night,
All seated on the ground,
The Angel of the Lord came down,
And glory shone around.
Fear not, said he, for mighty dread
Had seized their troubled mind,
Glad tidings of great joy I bring
To you and all mankind.
To you in David's town this day

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